pep up

• Partikelverb, das bedeutet, etwas oder jemanden lebendiger, energischer oder interessanter zu machen.

A phrasal verb used to indicate making something or someone more lively, energetic, or interesting.

unzählbar · transitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Make more lively or energeticinformal

   To make someone or something more energetic, lively, or interesting.

   Aufmuntern

   • A cup of coffee in the morning really pepped me up.
   • The music pepped up the party atmosphere.
   • She tried to pep up her presentation with some jokes.

   Synonymeanimateenergizeenliveninvigorateliven uprevivestimulate

   Antonymedebilitatedrainenervateexhaustfatiguetireweaken

2. Improve or enhanceinformal

   To add something to make something more attractive, exciting, or effective.

   Aufpeppen

   • We need to pep up the garden with some colorful flowers.
   • He pepped up his outfit with a bright tie.
   • The new software update pepped up the app's performance.

   Synonymeanimateenhanceenlivenimproveinvigoratejazz upliven upperk upspice up

   Antonymebluntdampendeadendeflatedullsubdue